Mary Kenney PETERSHAM, MA - Mary Kenney, age 77, a native of Petersham, died quietly in her sleep on October 13, 2025 at Alliance Health in Baldwinville. She was born in Ware on June 17, 1948, the ...

ORANGE, MA – Melody B. (Bassingthwaite) Bourque, 72, of East River Street, died late Friday night, October 10, 2025 at Athol Hospital. Born in Holden on August 5, 1953, she was the daughter of the ...

ROYALSTON—Author Allen Young of Royalston has released his 15th book, “From the Octagon/people•places•news•views,” a compilation of his previously published vignettes, accounts, and opinion pieces ...

Massachusetts is lagging behind other states in addressing the issue of toxic "forever chemicals," according to the Senate sponsor of a bill aimed at helping municipalities and water systems clean up ...

Heywood and Athol hospitals are experiencing a network outage affecting several systems, and while patient care continues, ambulances are being temporarily diverted, according to an announcement on ...

Two brothers from Sheffield, Massachusetts were released from Israeli custody and sent to Jordan after being detained for ...

Kyle Nartowicz, owner of Nartowicz Tree Service, will be giving away free cordwood this Saturday, Oct. 19, at his company's log yard in Royalston for the third year in a row.

School administrators and education officials from across the Pioneer Valley convened at Greenfield Community College to discuss the benefits of implementing cellphone bans in schools, which have been ...

Franklin County Technical School has updated its admissions policy to comply with the state's new lottery system.